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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which talks about topics relating to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). New evolvements in elearning technology are empowering people in every nation on earth to be participants in online classes. MOOC courses are almost always free but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are many issues that technology-enhanced learning institutions are having to deal with more than ever because elearning technology is improving so swiftly. How can teachers assure that the quality of training provided by these massive open online courses is acceptable? How can organizations ensure that instructors are properly credentialed and qualified to teach online MOOC courses? What different business strategies are being used by institutions like Tristan da Cunha to conduct these MOOC classes? What innovative teaching practices and assessment strategies are optimal? How can educators handle problems like poor learner motivation and high attrition?

As digital educational technology becomes more commonplace there is a growing demand to understand how these MOOCs are being conducted. Professors and lots of other stakeholders desire to better grasp the outcomes of these new open educational endeavours. Completion rates for online MOOCs are far less than the completion rates for traditional courses. Academics want to know how these MOOCs can be made better. To meet this growing desire for data the scholarly new book MOOCs and Open Education offers a critical analysis of these massive open online courses and other open educational issues. This book also describes the controversies associated with these online MOOC courses and open educational resources (OERs). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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